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By Joyleih and Sophia, the Legal Beagles – New legislation was introduced in Michigan’s Senate in January, which simply reads as follows: “Sec. 1. (1) A local unit of government shall not enact or enforce an ordinance, policy, resolution, or rule that regulates a dog based upon breed or perceived breed. However, this act does…

We have previously written about Michigan HB 4446, advocating for removal of the exemption for developers in the bill, or in the alternative, abandoning it. Now, a new Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling in Trustees of the Cambridge Point Condominium Trust vs. Cambridge Point, LLC has been published, where the court found an anti-litigation provision in the…

As part of the team at The Meisner Law Group, Associate Attorney Bryan Cermak has a wealth of experience from his background of practicing law for more than 37 years, spanning multiple states and over 50 cases tried with a final verdict. His federal court experience includes the United States Court of Appeals for the…

A new unpublished opinion of the Michigan Court of Appeals, Lake Area Group LLC v. Selbert, Not Reported in N.W.2d, 2017 WL 6542560, is an instructive example of what can happen if experts disagree about the safety of an element as constructed by a developer. The factual background from the decision reads as follows: “This…

This one had us shaking our head. Why do some people refuse to seek professional legal guidance when it is obvious that they need it? Few attorneys with any experience in community association law would have advised these homeowners to fight the association in this matter. In Hawthorne Ridge Homeowners Association v. Wang, Not Reported…

Local Condo Guru Releases New Book

Momentum Books, L.L.C. has published Condo Living 2: An Authoritative Guide to Buying, Selling, and Operating a Condominium, the sequel to the popular first book authored by renowned Michigan condominium specialist and nationally known attorney, Robert M. Meisner.

FHA Certification for Condos Improves Marketability

The Meisner Law Group, P.C. legal team is acutely familiar with the FHA eligibility requirements and is ready to assist your Association in its endeavors to help you attempt to achieve the desired FHA approval and/or re-certification for your Condominium Project.

Michigan Condo & HOA Law

Our “Michigan Condo & HOA Law” blog deals with issues facing community associations. Keep up-to-date on both Federal and state legislation and regulations, as well as court opinions and what they mean for your association.

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About our firm

The Meisner Law Group, P.C., celebrating over 40 years of dedicated service to Michigan residents, is a law firm headquartered in Bingham Farms, Michigan, that concentrates in Community Association Law. The firm represents condominiums, subdivisions, cooperative communities, developers, businesses, corporations, limited liability companies, and individuals.

The firm is led by Robert M. Meisner, a practicing attorney for over 45 years, as well as a former adjunct professor of Community Association Law at Cooley Law School and MSU College of Law. Robert M. Meisner has been nationally recognized as one of the premier community association lawyers in Michigan with extensive experience teaching seminars and classes statewide and nationally, as well as writing prolifically in newspapers and specialty publications.

Community Association Law

Condominium and Homeowner association assessments are the life blood of the organizations. When owners don’t pay on time, the burden often falls on the other owners to make up the difference needed to pay the bills. We work with the association to help bring delinquent owners current.

The members of the board of directors have a fiduciary responsibility to the association members to exercise due care in performing their duties, and to act reasonably and in good faith in accord with the best interests of the association.

The responsibilities of the board of directors include not only a duty to enforce the documents, but to take action to amend the documents so as to keep the documents from becoming obsolete due to changes in community association law and practice.

Testimonials

Thank you so much for providing Kay today at our owners meeting. She made an excellent presentation and answered all their questions. She was exactly what was needed.

Virginia Halley, President, Botsford Commons

Alan, thank you very much for your superb efforts on our behalf. We are very appreciative of your help and assistance in addressing this matter relative to the alleged violations. Thanks so much for intervening on our behalf, and taking care of this in a thoroughly professional manner. We will recommend your firm to our friends.

Gerry and Cheryl M.

I worked with Brian Harris on a mold issue in my detached condo unit. I can't speak highly enough about his professionalism and wonderful personality. It was a pleasure to have him represent me during this difficult time for me. He was great in communicating with me in a timely manner and was able to negotiate a reasonable ending to the problem.
- M. Flowers

M. Flowers

Robert Meisner – First Michigan Member of College of Community Association Lawyers

Since 1993, the Community Associations Institute has recognized excellence in the practice of community association law through the College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL). Of the thousands of attorneys practicing community association law in the United States, fewer than 175 have been granted membership in the College. Fellows of the College distinguish themselves through contributions to the development of community association law. Their service is demonstrated by a commitment to educate and empower boards and residents of the more than 320,000 community associations across the country. CCAL attorneys commit themselves to high standards of professional and ethical conduct and work to create a community of experienced legal professionals to advance community association law for the betterment of the communities they serve.

Robert Meisner was the first and one of only three community association attorneys from Michigan invited to become a member of this select group.

Our services & skills

The Meisner Law Group is a Community Association Law Practice representing condominium and community associations of all varieties, as well as developers and individuals. Our philosophy is not to represent every prospective client that seeks our advice but only those clients to which we can provide our accomplished knowhow together with our ability to service them efficiently and expeditiously.

The Meisner Law Group, P.C. handles a wide variety of complex business and commercial disputes that arise from day to day business transactions. While we counsel clients to put them in positions to avoid litigation, it often becomes unavoidable. We represent plaintiffs and defendants in all types of business and commercial litigation, including cases related to the following:

Banking and Finance

Business Torts

Breach of Contract

Collections

Construction Law

Corporate Governance

Derivative Actions

Fraud/Misrepresentation

Insurance coverage and claims disputes

Lender Liability

Real Estate

Shareholder Disputes

Tortious Interference with Business Expectancy/Contract

The Meisner Law Group, P.C. represents builders, contractors, developers, property owners, and subcontractors in a wide variety of construction and development issues. We provide representation on the following issues related to construction law and developers in litigation and transactional matters:

Construction Law

Breach of Contract Claims

Contract Drafting, Review and Negotiation

Construction Liens

Construction Defects

Design Defects

General Contract Agreements

Indemnification

Insurance Coverage Disputes

Payment and Performance Bond Claims

Property Damage

Subcontractor Agreements

NEED DISPUTE RESOLUTION OR A COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION EXPERT?

Contact Bob Meisner, certified by the Oakland County Bar Association, to conduct facilitative mediations which are designed to resolve disputes between adversarial parties. Bob Meisner is particularly specialized in facilitating commercial litigation disputes, disputes between a Community Association and its members, between a Community Association and the Developer, and/or between any others related to the Community Association. He is also well-versed in the Michigan Supreme Court’s alternate dispute resolution rules.

Bob Meisner is experienced in the practice of law for over 40 years at the AV rated Michigan law firm of The Meisner Law Group, P.C. He speaks nationally on Community Association law, and is Michigan’s first attorney to be inducted into the Community Associations Institute’s prestigious College of Community Association Lawyers. Bob Meisner has lectured at the National CAI Conference and Law Seminars, is a former adjunct professor of law for Michigan State University – Detroit College of Law and at Cooley Law School, where he taught community association and condominium law, and has been an instructor of condominium operation courses for over 25 years at local colleges and universities. He is also a featured newspaper columnist for local Observer & Eccentric Newspapers.

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